9:35 AM,
Feb. 1, 2013

Groundhog handler Ben Hughes watches Punxsutawney Phil after the rodent did not see his shadow during Groundhog Day festivities in 2011.

Written by

Doyle Rice
USA Today

The world's most famous furry forecaster, Punxsutawney Phil, will pop out of his burrow Saturday morning to tell the nation what our weather will be like for the next six weeks. Will we have an early spring, or will winter dig in its heels until mid-March?

According to folklore, if it's cloudy when the groundhog emerges from its burrow Saturday, it will leave the burrow, signifying that winter will soon end. If, however, it's a sunny day, Phil will supposedly see his shadow and, frightened, retreat back into his burrow, and winter will continue for six more weeks.